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iPhone 17's 'Crossbody Strap' Accessory to Feature Magnetic Design
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So either the thief strangles you or the clasps undo as a safety mechanism?
Do you carry yours in your handbag?
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i dont see how this would connect to the phone/phone case. The phone cases we've seen just have the airpods pro 2 lanyard thingy in the corners, but the holes in the end of this lanyard dont match with them at all. Are they meant to slip inside the case or something? in which case what are the holes for?
Yes, it's not just as ridiculous. How else am I going to put my phone away? Not down, but away, and not visible to every person walking by?
I keep my phone in back pocket at work as I wear hospital-provided scrubs, and that is the only pocket they have.
that's funny, I was just thinking about that guy who got decapitated by an MRI and wondering what this strap would do to a person
yeah, dunno. feels like scrubs should be redesigned to catch up with modern needs.
I do the robot dick during the summer (unless I'm wearing the good shorts with the side thigh pocket) and jacket breast pocket during the cooler months.
Personal scrubs have all kinds of pockets and modern designs, but I have to wear the hospital-provided ones as they are the only ones allowed in sterile areas and in the OR. They don't have many pockets because they don't want you carrying around much. If you work anywhere else in the building, you can wear whatever brand you want, as long as they are correct color.
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Considering anything from the 90s is hot & new again, especially the very worst stuff, it may be exactly what they're going for.
Someone should tell all the e-bike snatch & grab thieves roaming cities like London. Doesn't seem like the message has gotten through!
Seems like almost 100% hate and ridicule so far on this thread, but I’m excited about this and I bet my kids are going to covet it to no end. 😎
Earlier I was kindof thinking I’d skip this year’s phone, but looking at the crossbody strap makes me want to upgrade.
And yet that doesn't mean iphones still don't get stolen. Not as often, but it still happens. This strap is just good for dangling the bait.
It's also useless as a strap if it's supposed to connect to the phone via magnets. No way those are strong enough to resist anything more than a gentle tug. It will be far too easy to lose your phone just catching it on something as you move.
I had a girlfriend who was a “traveler” and mentioned having to buy the correct color scrubs every time she got a new gig… seems ridiculous
This will retail for $89.99 to go with the $500 polishing cloth for you $800 Mac Pro wheels
I sent the link to my 15 year old daughter.
Her reply:
My 12 year old daughter doesn't have or want a phone, so I'll have to ask later.
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I don't think it's designed to magnetically clip onto the phone, but to loop around an anchor point on a suitable case, and the magnets hold the loop closed.
Depending on how this works I might get one of these for days where I’m going to take a lot of pictures. It seems like it would be convenient for that.
apple is really losing me with some their design choices lately lol
That's sounds like a genuine use case that I hadn't thought of.
Adults with $1,000 cameras have straps. Why, the best place to loose a camera, when taking photos. iPhone big feature, camera. Many an iPhone at the bottom of a canyon or lake. An easy to use strap a good thing. Security a benefit. iPhone easy to seal out of someone’s hands.
Women's trousers have got such useless tiny pockets and phones have gotten so big that they need to be worn like a bag/satchel now?
It would be nice if the loop attachment point could be built into the phone instead of a case though.
It would be nice if the loop attachment point could be built into the phone instead of a case though.